1 hour ago Our View: Mixed signals undermine Christodoulides’ credibility on Cyprus talks

President Nikos Christodoulides tendency to make newsworthy public statements, almost on a daily basis, often result in sending mixed signals. So mixed they undermine his credibility. During his visit to France, earlier in the week, he gave an interview to the French newspaper Le Figaro, in which he declared his readiness to meet Turkish president […]

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13 h. ago ECB holds rates steady and turns more positive on the economy

The European Central Bank kept its policy rates steady on Thursday and took a more positive view on a euro zone economy that has shown resilience to global trade shocks. The central bank for the 20 countries that share the euro raised several of its growth and inflation projections for the bloc, in a move […]

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42 h. ago Election rift deepens between rival Cyprus real estate bodies

Christos Nicolaou, the president of the Cyprus Real Estate Agents Association (Skek) and a candidate for the Cyprus Real Estate Agents Registration Council (Sek), has publicly challenged the long-standing leadership of incumbent president Marinos Kineyirou over allegations of “institutional stagnation” and transparency issues ahead of the upcoming elections. “Twelve years of continuous presidency and a […]

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49 h. ago Our View: Don’t MPs realise freedom of expression is a basic right?

It was sad to see the hysterical reaction of the political parties to works by controversial artist Giorgos Gavriel, most of which lambasted his paintings. The art was dismissed as “blasphemy,” a “provocation to society,” and “obscene.” The paintings could be all these things as well as offensive, iconoclastic, artistically crude and aesthetically worthless, but […]

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67 h. ago ”Μαλλιά κουβάρια” έγιναν ο Αχιλλέας Μπέος και η Σοφία Μουτίδου στην εκπομπή «Real View»

Ο Αχιλλέας Μπέος και η Σοφία Μουτίδου είχαν έναν πολύ έντονο διάλογο κατά τη διάρκεια της εκπομπής «Real View» που μεταδόθηκε το βράδυ της Δευτέρας 15 Δεκεμβρίου. Ο δήμαρχος Βόλου ήταν καλεσμένος και οι τόνοι δεν άργησαν να ανέβουν. Ο Αχιλλέας Μπέος, το βράδυ της Δευτέρας 15/12, μίλησε με ζωντανή σύνδεση μέσω skype στην εκπομπή […]

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3 d. ago Our View: Foreign investment in Cyprus energy projects should be welcomed

There is little doubt that since the election of President Nikos Christodoulides relations with the United Arab Emirates have been significantly strengthened and taken on another level. There was cooperation on the Amalthea humanitarian sea corridor, while earlier this year, when it became clear that Cyprus would face a serious water shortage crisis, the UAE […]

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4 d. ago Our View: Time for president to stop relentless grandstanding

President Nikos Christodoulides came up with another proposal in an interview with Politico last week. He said that if Turkey agreed to the Cyprus Republic joining Partnership for Peace (PfP), the waiting room for Nato membership, Cyprus would by stages lift the obstacles to a closer cooperation between the EU and Turkey. “We could imagine […]

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6 d. ago Our View: Government’s superficial ideas for saving water laughable

If any evidence of the government’s scandalously slapdash approach to the country’s water shortage problem was required, it was provided by reports that the ministries of interior and agriculture were in discussions about the use of seawater in the swimming pools of new seaside hotels. The idea was raised a few weeks ago by the […]

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6 d. ago Ask Wire real estate analytics startup poised to expand beyond Cyprus and Greece

Ask Wire real estate analytics startup poised to expand beyond Cyprus and Greece  AIM Group

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6 d. ago Ο Γκουαρδιόλα είδε cameraman, μετά το Ρεάλ – Σίτι και άλλαξε δρόμο! (ΒΙΝΤΕΟ)

Η… αγάπη του Πεπ Γκουαρδιόλα δεν σταματάει. Ο Ισπανός τεχνικός, μετά το Ρεάλ Μαδρίτης – Μάντσεστερ Σίτι (10/12, 1-2), είδε έναν cameraman και άλλαξε… δρόμο, δείχνοντας τη δυσαρέσκειά του! Σε μία αντίδραση, που ήρθε να προστεθεί στη «συλλογή» του!   Όλοι γνωρίζουμε πως ο Πεπ Γκουαρδιόλα έχει μια ιδιαίτερη σχέση με τους cameramen. Άλλωστε, το έχει αποδείξει αρκετές φορές. Μία πριν από μερικά χρόνια και ένα παιχνίδι της […]

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6 d. ago ‘We must create the momentum to restart negotiations’, says Annita

The EU must have a special and enhanced role in the process of restarting future negotiations on the Cyprus problem, Cyprus House president Annita Demetriou said in her meeting with the European Union’s envoy for the Cyprus problem on Friday. “We reaffirmed our shared expectation for real progress leading to negotiations towards a just and […]

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7 d. ago White House: Trump is ‘sick of meetings’ for sake of meeting on Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump will send a representative to talks in Europe on Ukraine this weekend if there is a real chance of signing a peace agreement, the White House said on Thursday. But Trump has grown weary of multiple meetings that never seem to reach an agreement on ending the war in Ukraine, Trump […]

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7 d. ago ‘The real aim is a solution of the Cyprus problem with political equality’

President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman agreed “that the real aim is the solution of the Cyprus problem with political equality as described by the United Nations security council resolutions” during a joint meeting with UN envoy Maria Angela Holguin on Thursday, the UN said. Meanwhile, Christodoulides left the meeting saying it […]

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7 d. ago Cyprus tourism must focus on winter growth, says association chief

Cyprus’ travel industry needs to treat winter as its next real growth frontier, the president of the Association of Travel and Tourism Agents of Cyprus (Actta), Charis Papacharalambous, told members at the association’s annual general meeting in Nicosia. The meeting came at the end of a year in which Actta marked its 70th anniversary and […]

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7 d. ago Cyprus real estate agents call for transparency and equal treatment

The Cyprus Real Estate Agents Association (Skek), which operates under the umbrella of the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve), released a statement this week addressed to the House, outlining its efforts to amend the regulation of the profession. Specifically, it urged the House internal affairs committee to “immediately examine and vote on a […]

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8 d. ago Our View: Rushed tax reform exposes Disy’s alignment with government

Parties that were left out of Tuesday’s talks that Finance Minister Makis Keravnos had with members of Diko, Dipa and Disy about his tax reform proposal, understandably, went on the offensive at the House finance committee meeting held the following day. Deputies of the excluded parties – Elam, Greens – said that the meeting was […]

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8 d. ago Cyprus real estate market draws record numbers of foreign buyers in 2025

Cyprus real estate market draws record numbers of foreign buyers in 2025  Kathimerini

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8 d. ago Alonso under pressure but upbeat as Real prepare for City clash

Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso faces mounting pressure ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League group-stage meeting against Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, but the Spaniard was confident the team could turn their poor form around. Sunday’s 2-0 loss to Celta Vigo, in which Real were reduced to nine players after defenders Fran Garcia and Alvaro Carreras were […]

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9 d. ago Our View: Information needed to back up government claims about affordable housing

Another housing scheme was announced by the government at a special event at the presidential palace on Tuesday. The scheme envisages the construction of 500 housing units on state land in the Nicosia, Limassol, Paphos and Larnaca districts, at an estimated cost of €70m. The state land was valued in excess of €7m according to […]

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9 d. ago Real coach Alonso looking for team to bounce back against Man City

Real Madrid go into Wednesday’s Champions League clash against Manchester City reeling from a surprise home setback at the weekend and a lengthy injury list, but coach Xabi Alonso says they need to bounce back quickly. Real lost their 100 per cent home record in the Spanish league on Sunday in a shock 2-0 defeat […]

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